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Willacy County is the only county in the Rio Grande Valley where food establishments get inspected by the state.
               
The Food Patrol dug up the county’s health inspection reports out of Austin to share restaurant and other kitchen scores for the months January - May of 2010.
               
The results were shocking out of Raymondville where not a single kitchen scored zero demerits.
               
In fact, not only were there no top performers but seven food establishments, including a Dairy Queen and a Subway, scored a high number of demerits.
               
Subway on 122 N Expressway 77 had the dirtiest health report with 40 demerits.
              
The restaurant was one of four featured by the Food Patrol for having rodent contamination.
               
Click on the video link to see the good, the bad and the dirty dining in this week’s exclusive edition of Food 4 Thought.

WEEKLY LOW PERFORMER LIST:

Raymondville: Months January-May 2010
Casa Blanca (28) *Toxic Items, No Soap or Towels, Cross Contamination*
Dairy Queen (22)
Diana’s Tortilleria (28)
Subway (40)
America’s Best Value Inn (29, 34)
Lena’s Café (30)
El Alfarero (21)

WEEKLY TOP PERFORMER LIST:

McAllen
Tico’s 1424 E Ridge Rd
Golden Corral 1301 E Jackson Ave
La Chula 1100 N 23rd
Subway 618 N 10th St

Brownsville
Pizza Patron 1304 Central Blvd
Texas Roadhouse 3400 N Exp 77/83

Pharr
Church’s 6409 S Cage Blvd
Star’s 204 W Dicker Rd
Centro D’ Amistad 100 W Ferguson

Hidalgo
Burger King 100 S International
Whataburger 824 S International

Donna
Gonzalez Burgers 1309 Silver Ave

Weslaco
Paradise Roadhouse 3700 E Exp 83

Harlingen
Dora’s Tacos 1234 N 77 Sunshine
Whataburger 1605 W Harrison